Bowers testified in June before a House select committee, denying former President Trump’s allegations of voter fraud and saying he was pressured by Trump and his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to overturn President Biden’s Arizona victory. Bowers told the committee he had been pushed back, asking to see evidence of the former president’s fraud allegations, but was given no proof. In a press release Tuesday, the Arizona GOP accused Bowers of “directly violating the Republican platform” and criticized him for siding with Democrats on legislation on education, immigration, gender and elections. Among the reasons to vote Bowers out of office, the release listed “providing taxpayer-funded in-state tuition to illegal aliens at our state universities.” “Killing a bill to permanently restore the Pledge of Allegiance in our children’s schools.” and sponsoring “one of the most horrific attacks on the Republican Party” with a bill that would have designated sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes. Bowers was also singled out as the only Republican to oppose a bill to create a gender binary on government documents. The Arizona GOP also claimed that Bowers killed “all major election integrity bills.” In February, Bowers opposed a bill that would have allowed the state legislature to throw out election results and another that would have eliminated early voting. Putin Reports ‘Progress’ In Talks With Turkey On Ukraine Food Exports, Intel House Pushes Intelligence Authorization Act In a tweet confirming Bowers’ censure, Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelly Ward, a former senator, said he is “no longer a Republican in good standing.” Bowers, who has served in the Arizona House since 2015, is running for state Senate in this year’s midterms. After his June testimony before the committee on Jan. 6, Trump endorsed Bowers’ opponent, David Farnsworth. The Hill has reached out to Bowers and the Arizona GOP for comment.
